Amanat, Abbas,
Iran : a modern history / Abbas Amanat. - New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019] - xiii, 979 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Originally published: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. The book covers the complex history of the diverse societies and economies of Iran against the background of dynastic changes, revolutions, civil wars, foreign occupation, and the rise of the Islamic Republic.
9780300248937 (pbk.) : �16.99
History.
Iran--History--16th-18th centuries.
Iran--History--Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925.
Iran--History--20th century.
DS272 / .A435 2019
955.03
Iran : a modern history / Abbas Amanat. - New Haven : Yale University Press, [2019] - xiii, 979 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Originally published: 2017.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This history of modern Iran is not a survey in the conventional sense but an ambitious exploration of the story of a nation. It offers a revealing look at how events, people, and institutions are shaped by currents that sometimes reach back hundreds of years. The book covers the complex history of the diverse societies and economies of Iran against the background of dynastic changes, revolutions, civil wars, foreign occupation, and the rise of the Islamic Republic.
9780300248937 (pbk.) : �16.99
History.
Iran--History--16th-18th centuries.
Iran--History--Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925.
Iran--History--20th century.
DS272 / .A435 2019
955.03